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General Peter Khoy Saukam | |
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សូកាំ ខូយ | |
 Khoy in 1975 | |
| President of the Khmer Republic | |
Acting | |
| In office 1 April 1975 – 12 April 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Lon Nol |
| Succeeded by | Sak Sutsakhan as Chairman of the Supreme Committee |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 1972–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chea Sim (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saukam Khoy 2 February 1915 Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | 14 November 2008 (aged 93) Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Social Republican Party |
| Spouse | Vom Tep Saukam |
| Children | 7 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  First Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic |
| Branch/service | Royal Cambodian Army Khmer National Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1975 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Peter Khoy Saukam (born Saukam Khoy Khmer: សូកាំ ខូយ; 2 February 1915 – 14 November 2008) was a Cambodian politician who served as Acting President of the Khmer Republic for 12 days in April 1975. He was President of the Senate from 1972 to 1975.
Early life
[edit]Born on 2 February 1915, Saukam Khoy enlisted into the Khmer Royal Army in 1940, when he was 25. He achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1953 and subsequently, lieutenant-general. He became President of the Senate of the Khmer Republic in 1972.[1]
Presidency
[edit]He took office on 1 April 1975, when a tearful Lon Nol left 'temporarily' with his entire family for Bali in Indonesia after an invitation from his friend, Indonesian President Suharto.[2]
Khoy's time in office was short. He left Phnom Penh together with American Ambassador John Gunther Dean aboard a CH-53 helicopter during the evacuation of American embassy staff and civilians, dubbed Operation Eagle Pull on 12 April, just five days before Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge.[3]
Khoy died at the age of 93 in Stockton, California, United States, on 14 November 2008.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Time runs short for Phnom Penh". Time Magazine. 7 April 1975. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ^ "Waiting for the Fall". Time Magazine. 14 April 1975. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- ^ "American Pullout from a City Under Siege". Time Magazine. 21 April 1975. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Fallen Leader Mourned". The Record. 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
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